Individuals from across Oklahoma honored
(OKLAHOMA CITY) – The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office named their award winners for fiscal year 2013 at their annual awards luncheon Tuesday, April 22. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, Norman.
Duane Clark Award, presented for a life-long dedication to traffic safety issues in Oklahoma:
Officer Craig Murray, Tulsa Police Department
J.C. Burris Award, presented for dedication to occupant protection and traffic safety:
Beth Washington, Tulsa Area Safe Kids
Directors’ Awards for outstanding management of a grant project:
Lt. Roger Bratcher, Oklahoma City Police Department
Jeff Brown, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
Capt. Mike Woodruff, Durant Police Department
Safe Communities Award for outstanding work with local coalition:
Tavia Dooley, Tulsa Area Safe Communities
Special Recognition Awards for assistance with the promotion of highway safety issues:
Capt. Ronnie Hampton, Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Antoinette Short, Caddo Nation Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Program
Pottawatomie County Highway Safety Corridor agencies:
Absentee Shawnee Tribal Police Department
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Police Department
Kickapoo Tribal Police Department
McLoud Police Department
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop A
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office
Sac and Fox Tribal Police Department
Shawnee Police Department
Tecumseh Police Department
“Each one of these people has contributed in a unique way to the enhancement of highway safety in Oklahoma, and we are most appreciative of their work,” said Garry Thomas, OHSO director. “We are proud to honor those people who have dedicated their efforts to making our state’s roadways safer.”
